Badeucey
Eric Crain raised to 8,000 and Jared Bleznick defended the big blind as both players drew two.
Bleznick check-called a bet of 4,000 and drew two as Crain drew one.
Bleznick checked, Crain bet 8,000, and Bleznick called and drew one as Crain stood pat.
Bleznick checked, Crain bet again and Bleznick called tabling his 
to chop with Crain's 
.
Badeucey
Chris Klodnicki limped in from middle position and Kyle Bowker completed from the small blind as Daniel Zack checked.
Bowker and Klodnicki drew three cards as Zack drew two.
Bowker bet out 4,000 and both Zack and Klodnicki called as each player drew two.
Bowker bet 8,000, Zack folded, and Klodnicki raised to 16,000. Bowker called all in for 10,500 total and drew two cards as Klodnicki stood pat.
Klodnicki: 
Bowker: 
Klodnicki held a nine-nine, but Bowker was still drawing very live needing any club nine and under that doesn't pair him for the badugi.
Bowker firsts squeezed the 
to keep his low draw alive, but when he paired with the 
, he was eliminated from the tournament late here on Day 1.
No-Limit Hold'em
David Benyamine shoved on the button over a Schuyler Thornton raise to 5,200 in the cutoff, and Thornton called for about 32,000.
Thornton: 
Benyamine: 
Benyamine shook his head when he was called but had to be happy to be drawing to two live cards. The board ran out 
though, and Benyamine went unpaired and busto.
Here's a look at the top few stacks heading into the final level of the night.
Level: 10
Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000 / 4,000
Stud Games: 1,000 (ante) / 1,000 (bring in) / 4,000 (completion)
No-Limit/Pot-Limit: 1,000 / 2,000 / 500-ante
The third installment of the $10,000 buy-in Dealers Choice Championship saw 102 players take to the felt to create a $958,800 prize pool that will pay the top 18 players a guaranteed $14,783 payday as the final table payouts are as follows:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $273,962 |
| 2nd | $169,323 |
| 3rd | $117,786 |
| 4th | $83,263 |
| 5th | $59,827 |
| 6th | $43,707 |
Limit Hold'em
Daniel Negreanu raised to 6,000 in the cutoff and both the small blind and Chris Vitch called from the big blind.
The flop landed 
and the small blind checked to Vitch who bet 3,000. Negreanu bumped it up to 6,000 and the small blind folded before Vitch called.
The turn landed the and Vitch checked to Negreanu who bet 6,000. Vitch folded, and Negreanu announced, "I had my favorite hand!"
Negreanu tabled his 
and raked in the pot to move to 160,000.
Badeucey
Jesse Martin had just about 4,000 left after getting most of his stack in before the first draw against Chris Klodnicki and Lyle Berman, who were acting before him. Klodnicki drew three, Berman two and Martin two. Martin got the last of it in after the draw and was called in both spots. Klodnicki again took three, Berman just one and Martin two. This time, Klodnicki mucked when Berman bet to leave it heads up.
Berman was pat but Martin still drawing one. Berman announced a nine-nine and showed 
.
"I got it," Martin said after seeing his card, fanning 
for a seven-seven.
At other tables, Mike Noori and Mike Wattel busted.
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